India, Dec. 29 -- The instruction came the moment I climbed into the van. "Father, go back and change," my brother said, hands on the steering wheel. "Jeans and a T-shirt. Casuals." It wasn't a sugg... Read More
India, Dec. 29 -- I love the national anthem. You do not question it. You stand up, straighten your back, look noble and sing it with more enthusiasm than talent. I have sung it in school halls, dusty... Read More
India, Dec. 22 -- In the second year of his reign, Caesar Augustus decided the world needed to be counted. Every person, every household, registered and taxed-a grand bureaucratic dream of control dre... Read More
India, Dec. 22 -- Let there be Christmas to help us realise that Joseph, together with his young, pregnant wife, had to trudge a long distance to register in Bethlehem because of a Roman decree by Cae... Read More
India, Dec. 22 -- Christmas has become a global festival celebrated not only by Christians but also by people belonging to different religions. While for Christians, Christmas commemorates the birth o... Read More
India, Dec. 22 -- Mahatma Gandhi was never a comfortable figure for the Narendra Modi-led government. His name is invoked, his spectacles are displayed, his statues are garlanded across continents, bu... Read More
India, Dec. 22 -- The Narendra Modi government is soon going to replace the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, namely MGNREGA, by a new legislative measure titled "... Read More
India, Dec. 22 -- The new Bill introduced by the Union government, Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB - GRAMG), to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employmen... Read More
India, Dec. 22 -- Christmas is not merely a religious festival marked by lights, carols, and seasonal celebrations. At its core, it carries a powerful socio-political message rooted in simplicity, hum... Read More
India, Dec. 15 -- India's journey from a feudal society towards a potential democratic society based on modern industries and equality began during the colonial period. This was the period when the ri... Read More